Tanya Gayer [email protected] www.tanyagayer.com

EDUCATION 2016 MA Curatorial Practice MA Visual & Critical Studies California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

2011 BFA with an Emphasis in Photography University of Nevada, Reno, NV

CURATORIAL PROJECTS 2019 SonicLABS ((9)) Biennial, Chief Curator (forthcoming Sept-Oct 2019) ​ San Francisco, CA

My Mother’s Maiden Name, Curator (forthcoming June 2019) ​ Root Division, San Francisco, CA ​ Terry Berlier, Kira Dominguez Hultgren, Joty Dhaliwal, Kim Miskowicz, Margaret Noble, Yetunde Olagbaju, Mimi Onuoha, tamara suarez porras, Julien Prévieux

Sonoma Modern | Contemporary, Exhibition Management ​ ​ ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Paul Beattie, Bernice Bing, Erik Castro, Jay DeFeo, Wally Hedrick, Deborah Oropallo, Robert Hudson, among others

Phillip K. Smith: A Space for Color, Exhibition Management ​ ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

Richard Shaw and Wanxin Zhang, Exhibition Management ​ ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

2018 Soundwave ((8)) Biennial, Chief Curator ​ ​ Internet Archive, San Francisco, CA ​ XUXA SANTAMARIA (Sofía Córdova and Matt Gonzalez Kirkland)

Soundwave ((8)) Biennial, Chief Curator of six event series with selected guest ​ ​ curator facilitation: Sharmi Basu, Ryanaustin Dennis, Sarita Ocón, Shaghayegh Cyrous, Sophia Wang

From Fire, Love Rises: Shared Stories From the Artist Community, Co-curator ​ ​ ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Mima Cataldo, Alan Crisp, Erik Dunn, Carole Flaherty, Brian Fies, Peter Hassen, Laura Kimpton, Norma I. Quintano, Gregory Roberts, Mary Lee Rybar, Kala Stein, Bryan Tedrick, Bob Van Breda, Adam Weidmann

20 Sonoma Collectors, Exhibition Management ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Squeak Carnwath, Shepard Fairey, Roy De Forest, Tom Friedman, Jacob Hashimoto, David Hockney, Robert Mapplethorpe, Claes Oldenburg, Kiki Smith, Andy Warhol, among others.

Natural Affinity: California Women Sculptors in the Landscape, Curator ​ ​ Sonoma Square, Sonoma, CA ​ Public art group exhibition affiliated with Sonoma Valley Museum of Art: Gwynn Murrill, Lisa Reinertson, Alison Saar

California College of the Arts 2018 Gala, Curator ​ ​ California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA ​ Dalia Anani, Patricia Leal, Dionne Lee, Weston Teruya, Ann Weber

Private Landscapes and Public Territories: Botanicals, Archives, and Libraries in the Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains, Exhibition Management ​ ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

Her View: The Bay Area Figuration of Gail Chadell Nanao, Exhibition ​ Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

Ship of Dreams: Artists, Poets and Visionaries of the S.S. Vallejo, Exhibition ​ Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Gordon Onslow Ford, Jean Varda, Wolfgang Paalen, Ruth Asawa, Lee Mullican, ​ Fritz Rauh, Richard Bowman, J.B. Blunk and others

Libros de Artista: Artist Books from Mexico and the Mexican Diaspora, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Alberto Blanco, Toño Camuñas, Enrique Chagoya, José García Ocejo, Antonio Guerra González, Patricia Lagarde, Gloria Morales, Rubén Ochoa, Ambar Past, Yani Pecanins, Francisco Toledo, Lorena Velazquez

2017 SonicLabs ((8)) Biennial: Sporegloss Bug Train Xenophoria, Curator ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Gray Area, San Francisco, CA ​ Neotenomie, Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Rooksfeather

Forge and Stone: Works by Contemporary California Women Sculptors, Exhibition Management Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​ Alison Saar, Ynez Johnston, Gwynn Murrill, Gertrud Parker, Jane Rosen, Lisa Reinertson and Diana Moore.

David Ligare: Magna Fide (The Great Belief), Exhibition Management ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

Albert Paley: Thresholds, Exhibition Management ​ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA ​

2016 Third Party, Curator ​ CTRL + SHFT, Oakland, CA ​ Lark Buckingham, Joanna Cheung, Rhonda Holberton, Zoe McCloskey, Erica Scourti, Angela Washko Related speaker salon in partnership with Living Room Light Exchange. Speakers included Lark Buckingham, Kate Losse, and Erica Scourti

Humor US, Curator and Juror ​ Embark Gallery, San Francisco, CA ​ Douglas Angulo, Nathan Becka, Boris Scherbakov, Kaitlin Trataris, France Viana, Hui Meng Wang, Jin Zhu

New Quarters: Inaugural Exhibition, Curator and Juror ​ ​ Hayes Valley Art Works, San Francisco, CA ​ Violette Alby, Michelle Echenique, Jackie Farkas, Daniel Farnan, John Farnsworth, Eliza Fernand, Steven Garen, Paulette Humanbeing, Jamie Kelty, Nicole Lavelle, Cara Levine, Sonja Ljubinkovic, Pablo Manga, Jary Neibur, Bernardo Roman Palau, Carlo Ricafort, Suchitra Sharma, Emma Spertus, Robert Spertus, Deirdre Weinberg, ​ ​ and Todd Young Related artist workshop day with Jackie Farkas, Daniel Farnan, Steven Garen, Paulette Humanbeing, Jamie Kelty, and performance by Butte la Rose

2015 Painting is Forbidden, Co-curator ​ ​ CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA ​ A solo exhibition of works by Martin Wong

2014 Curatorial Speed-Dating, Event Coordinator and Curator ​ ​ California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA ​ Artists & curators from SFAI & CCA held short portfolio reviews & critiques

Full Disclosure, Co-Curator ​ ​ Adobe Books Backroom Gallery, San Francisco, CA ​ Irene Carvajal, Martin S. Gardea, Patrick Hothan, Kaveh Sayar Irani, Nicole Lavelle, Melissa Miller, Channing Morgan, & Emmanuel Sevilla

Transmission, Co-curator ​ ​ Some Thing Spacious, Oakland, CA ​ Film screening with Alexis Bolter, Alexis Cadenas, Benjy Blanco & Nicole Hall, Danna Bialik, & Diana Stapleton

The American Teenager Project, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA ​ Robin Bowman & high schoolers of Richmond, CA

2013 Holiday Arts Festival Silent Auction, Exhibitions Assistant ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA ​

Bella Feldman: A Retrospective, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA

2x2 Solo Show: Ali Naschke-Messing, Curator ​ Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA ​

Richmond Art Center’s Annual Members’ Show, Exhibitions Assistant ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA ​

Bill Dallas: Artmatism, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA ​

Christopher X Bost, Curator ​ ​ Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA ​ Solo exhibition with Christopher X Bost, workshop session by Christopher X Bost & Tanya Gayer

Innovations in Contemporary Crafts: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Crafts in California, Exhibitions Assistant ​ Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

2012 Phil Mcgaughy: Dreamscapes, Curator ​ Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA ​ Solo exhibition with Phil Mcgaughy, panel discussion with Phil Mcgaughy, Marialidia Marcotulli & Tanya Gayer

Chris Koehler: Devotion, Curator ​ Artshop: at Progressive Grounds Cafe, San Francisco, CA ​ Solo exhibition with Chris Koehler, workshop session with Chris Koehler & Tanya Gayer

David Young Kim: Billboards, Curator ​ The Box Factory, San Francisco, CA ​

Visions of Yore, Co-curator ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​ Alexis Arnold, Kylea Borges, Lacy Davis, Margo Duvall, Christine Elfman, Megan Gorham, Lori Hepner, Dan Herrera, Erin Mitchell, Daryll Peirce, & Allyson Seal

Yellena James: Instill, Exhibitions Assistant ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​

Martin Machado: Too Far Gone, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​

New Works by Randy Colosky, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​

Matthew Craven: FRGMNTS, Exhibitions Assistant ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​

Treasure Frey & Kyle Jorgensen: Chromatics & Canopies, Exhibitions Assistant ​ ​ Gallery Hijinks, San Francisco, CA ​

2011 Vintage: A Survey of the University of Nevada, Reno’s Permanent Collection, ​ ​ Co-Curator Front Door Gallery, Reno, NV ​

2010 The Midtown Artwalk, Curator and Event Organizer ​ Domus Design, Reno, NV ​ Group exhibition: Amy Aramanda, Ashlea Clark, Alisha Funkhouser, Yoga Grey, John Grinde, Audrey Love, Kelci McIntosh

RESIDENCIES 2017 Signal Culture, Owego, New York 2011 Picture Berlin, Berlin, Germany

PUBLICATIONS 2017 Gayer, Tanya. “Sonic Futures at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.” Daily ​ Serving, May 3, 2017. ​ http://www.dailyserving.com/2017/05/sonic-futures-at-the-san-jose-institute-of- contemporary-art/.

Gayer, Tanya, Forrest McGarvey, and Eden Redmond. “Reflections on Artsy’s Art Genome Project.” Catalog contribution and related podcast, Living Room Light ​ Exchange: State Change, Volume II, San Francisco, 2017. ​ https://soundcloud.com/eylassie/lrlx_2_audio.

Gayer, Tanya. 2017. Cyclic Compression: Energetic Contact and the Artist As Medium. Still Life. San Francisco: CULT Exhibitions. Published in conjunction ​ ​ with the exhibition “Rhonda Holberton: Still Life.” ​

2016 ––––––. “Archives and Algorithms: Compressing Socio-historical Distance,” Sightlines. San Francisco: California College of the Arts, Visual and Critical Studies, ​ 2016.

2015 ––––––. 2015. The Actionability of the Archive. My Trip to America. San Francisco: ​ ​ Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art. Published in conjunction with the exhibition “Martin Wong: Painting is Forbidden.”

2013 ––––––. 2013. I Took Some Time, but I am Writing with Love. Bathed in Sunshine ​ Covered in Dust. Reno: Holland Project. Published in conjunction with the exhibition ​ “Bathed in Sunshine Covered in Dust.”

––––––. 2013. Introduction. Ali Nashke-Messing. Oakland: Pro Arts Gallery. Published ​ ​ in conjunction with the exhibition “2x2 Solo Show: Ali Nashke-Messing.”

CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS/SYMPOSIA 2018 “Current Issues in Curation.” VCS Forum, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA (panelist)

“Automation Gone Awry.” CODAME Art + Tech Festival #ARTOBOT, The Midway, San Francisco, CA (lecturer and panelist)

2017 Living Room Light Exchange, December, 2017, Oakland, CA (lecturer)

2016 Living Room Light Exchange, November, 2016, Oakland, CA (co-organizer)

2015 “Touching Virtually: Negotiating the Strange in Virtual Reality.” UC San Diego Department of Visual Arts 8th Annual PhD Art History Symposium, Hysterical Bodies: Disabling Normative Behavior in Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA (lecturer/panelist)

“Touching Virtually: Negotiating the Strange in Virtual Reality.” The Art History th ​ Graduate Student Association 40 ​ Annual Symposium, University of California, Santa ​ Barbara (lecturer/panelist)